Question 1

What was Jane Addams' biggest flaw?

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A) prejudices against African Americans 
B) sexism 
C) class bias 
D) lack of faith in young people 
A) prejudices against African Americans 
B) sexism 
C) class bias 
D) lack of faith in young people

Question 2

The "grandfather clause"

Accepted Answer

A) disfranchised all over 65. 
B) exempted from literacy tests those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867. 
C) restricted voting to those over 65. 
D) disfranchised those whose grandfathers had fought for the Confederacy. 
A) disfranchised all over 65. 
B) exempted from literacy tests those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867. 
C) restricted voting to those over 65. 
D) disfranchised those whose grandfathers had fought for the Confederacy.

Question 3

W.E.B. Du Bois helped found the National Association for the advancement of Colored People in 1909 to

Accepted Answer

A) provide black businesses with technical assistance. 
B) give college grants to African-American students. 
C) fight white people. 
D) advanced the cause of civil rights. 
A) provide black businesses with technical assistance. 
B) give college grants to African-American students. 
C) fight white people. 
D) advanced the cause of civil rights.

Question 4

How did President Woodrow Wilson push the progressive agenda?

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A) He expanded the power of the federal government to regulate business. 
B) He introduced deep cuts in government spending to curb the deficit. 
C) He nationalized the nation's major industries such as the coal industry. 
D) He eliminated unnecessary bureaucracy and deregulated the marketplace. 
A) He expanded the power of the federal government to regulate business. 
B) He introduced deep cuts in government spending to curb the deficit. 
C) He nationalized the nation's major industries such as the coal industry. 
D) He eliminated unnecessary bureaucracy and deregulated the marketplace.

Question 5

The leader of a new generation of suffragists in the 1910s was

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A) Alice Paul. 
B) Eleanor Roosevelt. 
C) Jane Addams. 
D) Margaret Sanger. 
A) Alice Paul. 
B) Eleanor Roosevelt. 
C) Jane Addams. 
D) Margaret Sanger.

Question 6

What prompted former president Theodore Roosevelt to run again as a third-party candidate in 1912?

Accepted Answer

A) failures of the Wilson administration 
B) creation of the Federal Reserve system 
C) the looming crisis in Europe 
D) blunders of the Taft administration 
A) failures of the Wilson administration 
B) creation of the Federal Reserve system 
C) the looming crisis in Europe 
D) blunders of the Taft administration

Question 7

American consumption of beer and malt liquor increased between 1880 and 1900 from

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A) 10 million gallons to 60 million. 
B) 50 million gallons to 200 million. 
C) 590 million gallons to 1.2 billion. 
D) 2 billion gallons to 4 billion. 
A) 10 million gallons to 60 million. 
B) 50 million gallons to 200 million. 
C) 590 million gallons to 1.2 billion. 
D) 2 billion gallons to 4 billion.

Question 8

By the turn of the 20th century, the country's once expensive forests had been reduced by as much as

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A) 30 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 30 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 80 percent

Question 9

The founder of the Committee of Congestion of Population in New York was

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A) Frederick C. Howe. 
B) Eleanor Roosevelt. 
C) Florence Kelley. 
D) Al Smith. 
A) Frederick C. Howe. 
B) Eleanor Roosevelt. 
C) Florence Kelley. 
D) Al Smith.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes southern lynching around the turn-of-the-century?

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A) the public torture of a black man 
B) the secret execution of a convicted felon 
C) a rare case of public justice where courts failed 
D) an assassination, usually committed by no more than two people 
A) the public torture of a black man 
B) the secret execution of a convicted felon 
C) a rare case of public justice where courts failed 
D) an assassination, usually committed by no more than two people

Question 11

Prior to the Sixteenth Amendment, the United States had a tax rate that was

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A) remarkably high for the industrial world. 
B) comparable to European nations. 
C) one of the lowest in the industrial world. 
D) the lowest in the Americas, but higher than European tax rates. 
A) remarkably high for the industrial world. 
B) comparable to European nations. 
C) one of the lowest in the industrial world. 
D) the lowest in the Americas, but higher than European tax rates.

Question 12

Which of the following was a distinctive feature of American progressives?

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A) They believed in the power of political parties. 
B) They tended to be more conservative than their European counterparts. 
C) They advocated a government based on the Bible. 
D) They distrusted technology. 
A) They believed in the power of political parties. 
B) They tended to be more conservative than their European counterparts. 
C) They advocated a government based on the Bible. 
D) They distrusted technology.

Question 13

On what grounds did the Supreme Court of the United States strike down a New York law limiting the hours of bakers in Lochner v. New York?

Accepted Answer

A) right to contract 
B) right of property 
C) equal protection of the laws 
D) due process 
A) right to contract 
B) right of property 
C) equal protection of the laws 
D) due process

Question 14

How did courts respond to Southern efforts at disenfranchising African-Americans around the turn-of-the-century?

Accepted Answer

A) State and federal courts upheld disfranchisement despite the blatant violation of civil rights. 
B) They could not respond because no one challenged the legality of disfranchisement. 
C) They upheld disfranchisement laws in state courts, but the Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional. 
D) Local courts struck down disfranchisement laws but were unable to enforce the decision. 
A) State and federal courts upheld disfranchisement despite the blatant violation of civil rights. 
B) They could not respond because no one challenged the legality of disfranchisement. 
C) They upheld disfranchisement laws in state courts, but the Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional. 
D) Local courts struck down disfranchisement laws but were unable to enforce the decision.

Question 15

What did "good government" mean for progressives?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

How did President Woodrow Wilson respond to the Ludlow massacre?

Accepted Answer

A) He called for the persecution of the National Guard officers in charge. 
B) He declared a nationwide ban on the United Mine Workers. 
C) He transferred the Ludlow mines into federal receivership. 
D) He sent federal troops to restore order and end the strike activities. 
A) He called for the persecution of the National Guard officers in charge. 
B) He declared a nationwide ban on the United Mine Workers. 
C) He transferred the Ludlow mines into federal receivership. 
D) He sent federal troops to restore order and end the strike activities.

Question 17

How did male bystanders respond to the 1913 parade of the National American Women's Suffrage Association under the leadership of Alice Paul?

Accepted Answer

A) They were proud. 
B) They were amused. 
C) They assaulted the women. 
D) they joined in the march. 
A) They were proud. 
B) They were amused. 
C) They assaulted the women. 
D) they joined in the march.

Question 18

The "Bull Moose" Party was made up largely of

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A) southern Democrats. 
B) western landowners. 
C) progressive Republicans. 
D) the African-American middle class. 
A) southern Democrats. 
B) western landowners. 
C) progressive Republicans. 
D) the African-American middle class.

Question 19

The goal of the Anti-Saloon League was to

Accepted Answer

A) ban German immigration. 
B) protect traditional bars. 
C) ban drinking nationwide. 
D) Prohibit Asian beauty parlors. 
A) ban German immigration. 
B) protect traditional bars. 
C) ban drinking nationwide. 
D) Prohibit Asian beauty parlors.

Question 20

Compare and contrast the approaches of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Who, in your opinion, was more progressive, and why?

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

Exam 20: An Age of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920

What was Jane Addams' biggest flaw?

The "grandfather clause"

W.E.B. Du Bois helped found the National Association for the advancement of Colored People in 1909 to

How did President Woodrow Wilson push the progressive agenda?

The leader of a new generation of suffragists in the 1910s was

What prompted former president Theodore Roosevelt to run again as a third-party candidate in 1912?

American consumption of beer and malt liquor increased between 1880 and 1900 from

By the turn of the 20th century, the country's once expensive forests had been reduced by as much as

The founder of the Committee of Congestion of Population in New York was

Which of the following best describes southern lynching around the turn-of-the-century?

Prior to the Sixteenth Amendment, the United States had a tax rate that was

Which of the following was a distinctive feature of American progressives?

On what grounds did the Supreme Court of the United States strike down a New York law limiting the hours of bakers in Lochner v. New York?

How did courts respond to Southern efforts at disenfranchising African-Americans around the turn-of-the-century?

What did "good government" mean for progressives?

How did President Woodrow Wilson respond to the Ludlow massacre?

How did male bystanders respond to the 1913 parade of the National American Women's Suffrage Association under the leadership of Alice Paul?

The "Bull Moose" Party was made up largely of

The goal of the Anti-Saloon League was to

Compare and contrast the approaches of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Who, in your opinion, was more progressive, and why?

North America Encounters the Atlantic World

Colonists on the Margins, 1565-1640

Forging Tighter Bonds, 1640 to the 1690s

Accelerating the Pace of Change, c. 1690-1730

Battling for Souls, Minds, and the Heart

Empire and Resistance, 1763-1776

A Revolutionary Nation, 1776-1789

A New Nation Facing a Revolutionary World 1789-1815

American Peoples on the Move, 1789-1824

Market Revolutions and the Rise of Democracy 1789-1832

New Boundaries, New Roles- 1820-1856

Religion and Reform, 1820-1850

A House Dividing, 1844-1860

The Civil War

Reconstructing America, 1865-1877

Forging a Transcontinental Nation, 1877-1900

A New Industrial and Labor Order, 1877-1900

Cities, Immigrants, Culture, and Politics, 1877-1900

The US Expands Its Reach, 1892-1912

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A New ERA, 1920-1930

A New Deal for Americans, 1931-1939

Arsenal of Democracy- the World at War, 1931-1945

Prosperity and Liberty Under the Shadow

The Dynamic 1950s

The Optimism and Anguish of the 1960s

The Vietnam ERA, 1961-1975

Conservatism Resurgent, 1974-1989

After the Cold War, 1988-2000

Twenty-First Century Dangers and Promises

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